March - UGGG!

I suppose this will be depressing. Just like March has been. Yes, we closed on our house in Wellington and moved to Elbing. But the remodel is not done and we have had various stages of camping out. We still don't have a counter or sink and Sandy is doing dishes in the bathtub. There is a little good news - the major construction is done and the floor is in.

I haven't felt well and am still under the weather this weekend. And now all Kansas teams are out of the NCAA tournement. Bummer. I'm not one to watch much baseball.

We are still trying to find everything that got moved. The garage is well used for storage and staging. We have mowed twice and are enjoying the new deck with all the family. Next week we should have better weather and I am really looking forward to that.

Monday I go in for a CAT scan so after another week I should know how the cancer is behaving. In the meantime I have got to get the lower half under control because that can really get a guy in trouble - and fast.

So we still need your prayers for health and housing - Gary

Dr. update Monday March 1

Its been 8 months now and the Dr. agreed I am "beat up". So he slid the chemo out one week (great - I have had about all I can take right now). Also he agreed to lower the dose when we restart. Out of concern for all the joint pain we will do a bone scan this week.

He says I continue to have residual effects from the oxal (the bad stuff) we stopped in Dec. And as some of those effects wear off we are seeing new side effects manifested with just the 5FU chemo. Apparently the oxal was so potent it masked some of the 5FU side effects. We hope that by delaying a week we will see just the side effects from the 5FU next time - meaning the residual effects should pass.

Regardless, I welcome a week off especially with all the construction that is going on in Elbing.

All for now,

Gary